Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 - October 13 to honor
the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries*Costa Rica,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/index.htm
Information and activities for students in grades K-8. Includes research starters and a teacher's guide.

Factmonster: Hispanic Heritage Month http://www.factmonster.com/spot/hhm1.html 
Biographies, statistics, activities and more.

Hispanic Americans: Strong and Colorful Threads in the American Fabric http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/hispanic/ 
This site spotlights the ingenuity, creativity, cultural, and political experiences of Hispanic Americans.

US. Census: Facts for Features http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007173.html 
Facts and figures about Hispanic populations.

Encyclopedia Britannica Presents: National Hispanic Heritage Month http://www.school.eb.com/hispanic_heritage/article-9433582 

Learning activities, biographies, speeches, images, and much more.

Free Resources from Thomson-Gale http://www.gale.com/free_resources/chh/ 
Explore biographies, culture, holidays and more.

History Channel: Hispanic Heritage http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/hhm/ 
Click "Teaching Materials" for curriculum support.

Teaching Tolerance: The ABCs of Latino Heritage Month
http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/mzBY0Gxxoe0Ekk0Ektf0F8
Collection of classroom activities and resources to help students appreciate the struggle for Latino civil rights and the obstacles faced by immigrants in the U.S. today.

Teaching Tolerance: Latino Civil Rights Timeline http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/mzBY0Gxxoe0Ekk0Ektg0FA
Spanning from 1900 to 2006, this timeline chronicles key events in the Latino struggle
 for equal rights in the U.S.

Timeline Activities for Early Grades
 http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/mzBY0Gxxoe0Ekk0Ekth0FB 
Activities for students in grades 1-5.

Timeline Activities for Middle and Upper Grades
http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/mzBY0Gxxoe0Ekk0Ekti0FC 

Activities for students in grades 6-12. Writing Persuasive Letters about Immigration Reform http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/mzBY0Gxxoe0Ekk0Ektm0FG 
Writing activity for grades 6-12.

Mexican American Labor in the U.S.
http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/mzBY0Gxxoe0Ekk0EkuO0Fl 
This lesson prompts students to explore past and present policies and attitudes about Mexican and Mexican American laborers in the U.S. (Grades 10-12)

MSD Perry Township Media/Technology Department Indianapolis, Indiana